Volume 19, Number 36
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Transit update gets a look
Crime survivor contributes to new book By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
A Berlin resident is letting those who have lost loved ones to crime know they’re not alone by opening up about her own experience in a new book about loss.
By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
“It’s creating something very positive out of something very negative,” said Donna Gore.
Several residents and community members attended a transit oriented development meeting Thursday night, Oct. 27 to give their thoughts on the future of Kensington Center.
The town hired a team of consultants, led by Massachusetts-based company CivicMoxie, to study the area. The study is being funded by a grant. This comes in preparation for the new commuter rail service set to be complete in 2018. The team presented some See Transit, A26
Recently, the speech-pathologist co-authored, “Grief Diaries: Loss by Homicide.” The collection of stories, the 13th book in the “Grief” series created by Lynda Cheldelin Fell, focuses on the impact of homicide on loved ones. Other topics covered in the series include impaired driving, suicide and brain injury. Berlin resident Donna Gore recently signed books at a bookstore in Myrtle Beach as co-author of “Grief Diaries: Loss by Homicide.” | Donna Gore, submitted
In “Loss by Homicide,” Gore took from the experience of her father Donald W. Gore’s murder in Hartford in 1981. See Book, A25
Ferndale Market has new owner Edwin Sanchez said Friday he purchased the store from Salim and Samira Saleh, who started Ferndale Market Fresh about five months ago.
By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
Ferndale Market Fresh on Chamberlain Highway has a new owner.
The market remains open.
The building had previously housed Roger’s Marketplace for more than a decade. The Salehs could not be reached for See Market, A27
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“I think there are definitely re-development opportunities,” said Chris Edge, Berlin’s economic development director. “We want to reintroduce the fact that we have a train station.”
Thursday, November 3, 2016